You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Chapter 154 Chen Yang: My name isn't on the Book of Life and Death?

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Having had so many interactions with Lord Cui, Chen Yang had come to understand his way of speaking, so he said, "Lord Cui, you are wise... There are no City Gods in the mortal world now. If one cannot see the lifespan and death of people in the mortal world, it will be difficult to maintain the order between Yin and Yang!"

The path between Yin and Yang has been severed for a thousand years, leaving too many lost souls lingering in the mortal realm.

But every day, a large number of people die in the human world. If we don't "reclaim their souls" in time, their souls will also linger in the human world. How can we maintain the order between Yin and Yang then?
"Fu Jun!"

Chen Yang said sincerely, "Now the order of the human world is in chaos, the dead and evil spirits are rampant, and there are also demonic spirits invading and heretical paths polluting. As the saying goes, to fight external enemies, we must first pacify the internal. Only by restoring the order of Yin and Yang can I concentrate on dealing with the heretical pollution!"

"Not bad!"

Lord Cui nodded in satisfaction: "Chen Yang, I was right about you. Your thoughts coincide with mine. Therefore, I intend to grant you a portion of the authority of the Book of Life and Death, allowing you to act as the City God and monitor the lifespan of living beings in the mortal world!"

The Book of Life and Death is one of the three books of Heaven, Earth, and Man!

The Heavenly Book is the "Investiture of the Gods," the Earthly Book is the "Classic of Mountains and Seas," and the Human Book is the "Book of Life and Death."
The Investiture of the Gods needs no further mention; it is a treasure of the Heavenly Court, bestowing titles upon the eight righteous gods of the Heavenly Court and serving as the cornerstone of the Heavenly Court's operation. The Earth Book, the Classic of Mountains and Seas, records the geography, culture, history, birds and beasts, and all things in the human world. It is said to have been written by Yu the Great and Boyi.

According to the "Biography of King Wuyu of Yue" by Zhao Ye of the Han Dynasty: Yu toured the four rivers and conspired with Yi and Kui. When they arrived at famous mountains and great marshes, he summoned the gods and asked them: about the veins of mountains and rivers, the gold and jade, all kinds of birds, beasts and insects, as well as the peoples of the eight directions, the lands and distances of different countries and regions. He asked Yi to write it down and record it, which was named "Classic of Mountains and Seas".

The Eastern Han Dynasty scholar Wang Chong recorded in his "Lunheng: Bietong" that Yu was in charge of controlling the waters, and Yi was in charge of recording strange things. They went everywhere, from overseas to the mountains and rivers, and compiled the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" based on what they recorded.

Lord Cui activated his cultivation, and a projection of the "Book of Life and Death" appeared in his hand.

He pointed—

The "Book of Yin and Yang, Good and Evil" flew out from Chen Yang's body!
"The Book of Life and Death is jointly held by the Ten Kings of Hell and is highly regarded by the Great Emperor, who has also granted me some authority... Chen Yang, the Book of Life and Death governs the life and death of all beings, and its influence is immense. You must remember that you must never alter the lifespan of any being!"

hum!
The projection of the "Book of Life and Death" in Cui Fujun's hand transformed into a stream of light and entered Chen Yang's "Book of Yin and Yang, Good and Evil".

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world.

Inside the funeral home.

Chen Yang, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground with his head tilted to the side and had fallen asleep, suddenly opened his eyes!
hum!
A stream of light shot out from between his eyebrows!
The stream of light hovered above Chen Yang's head, transforming into the phantom of the "Book of Life and Death." The Book of Life and Death was turned, but the pages were all blank.

"From now on, this Book of Yin and Yang Good and Evil shall be called the Book of Yin and Yang Life and Death... It can monitor the life, death and lifespan of living beings in the mortal world, can determine a person's past life and present life, as well as the good and evil deeds of their ancestors for eighteen generations, and also has some of the power of the underworld gods!"

Chen Yang sighed inwardly, "Has this happened without my knowledge? I've already reached this point."

The divine light and aura emanating from the phantom of the "Book of Life and Death" startled Yang Shuai and Cat Master upstairs. The ghost and the cat quickly came downstairs. When they saw a ball of divine light hanging above Chen Yang's head, with an open "book" inside, Yang Shuai exclaimed in surprise, "Old Chen, why is your Book of Yin and Yang Good and Evil different from before?"

Chen Yang said, "My Yin-Yang Good and Evil Book has been upgraded and is now the Yin-Yang Life and Death Book."

"Book of Life and Death?"

Cat Lord exclaimed in surprise, "Legend has it that the Book of Life and Death is an innate spiritual treasure condensed by the Heavenly Dao, controlled by the Ten Kings of Hell in the Underworld. Judges in various departments and city gods in various places can obtain a portion of the power of the Book of Life and Death to monitor the lifespan of living beings in the mortal world... Could it be that Commander Chen, you have been promoted to city god?"

"I've only been a Yin General for a few days, how could I have advanced so quickly?"

Chen Yang feigned modesty for a moment, then joked, "Besides, if I were to be promoted to City God so quickly, what would I do afterward? Lord Cui can't possibly give up his position to me, can he?"

Yang Shuai was very curious about the Book of Life and Death, and immediately asked Chen Yang to check his lifespan.

"You're already dead, what's the point of investigating?"

"Go ahead and look it up... You need to familiarize yourself with how to use it anyway, right?"

Left with no other choice, Chen Yang had to open the Book of Life and Death.

He took out the "Netherworld Soul-Suppressing Brush" and wrote Yang Shuai's name and birth date on a blank page of the Book of Life and Death... Soon, Yang Shuai's life experiences and lifespan appeared on the blank page.

"Yang Shuai, a native of Tufeng Village, Yuzhen Town, Tongxin County, was born in 2000... He lived to the age of 78 and died peacefully."

"???"

Yang Shuai's eyes widened in surprise. "78 years old? Does that mean I can live to be 78? No... I'm already dead. Is this Book of Life and Death fake?"

"It's not a problem with the Book of Life and Death, it's a problem with you."

Chen Yang said, "You were harmed by the rat demon, and your lifespan was not yet over, which is why you died more than fifty years early."

"Isn't it said that one can be resurrected before their lifespan is over?"

Yang Shuai asked, "Do I still have a chance to be revived?"

Chen Yang chuckled and said, "Your skin has been peeled off by the rat demon and made into a painted skin, how can you possibly return to life?"

"Then investigate Old Gu and Cat Master again!"

"The Cat Lord is a spirit born from incense offerings, not a living being, and its name is not in the Book of Life and Death."

Chen Yang said, "We can check Gu Jinghui's information."

He did the same thing again, writing down Gu Jinghui's name.

"Gu Jinghui, a native of Wucheng, was born in 2000... He died in a car accident at the age of 25."

"Oh?"

This surprised Chen Yang slightly; it seemed that Gu Jinghui's car accident was destined!
Yang Shuai then asked Chen Yang to investigate him, but Chen Yang replied, "I am already a Yin Shuai, transcending the Three Realms and no longer subject to reincarnation. What is there to investigate... It's almost dawn, go and cultivate!"

After chasing Yang Shuai and Cat Master away, Chen Yang finally couldn't suppress his curiosity and wrote his name in the Book of Life and Death.

hum!
On a blank page of the Book of Life and Death, a line of text appeared: "Chen Yang, a native of Wucheng, born in 2000... He was supposed to live to be 25 years old. He was possessed by an evil spirit while trying to exorcise it and died after falling from a building."

Ok?
Chen Yang was startled.

Is this... my original life?
But the next moment, the line of text began to disappear stroke by stroke, and in an instant it became a blank page again!

"what happened?"

Chen Yang gripped the Netherworld Soul-Suppressing Brush tightly and quickly wrote down his name.

hum!
The two characters “Chen Yang” trembled and then disappeared again.

"My name... has it been removed from the Book of Life and Death?"

Chen Yang blinked, his heart pounding wildly!
Is it because he has been appointed as the "Yin General" and has transcended the Three Realms and is no longer subject to reincarnation?
Or...

From the moment the system was activated ten years ahead of schedule, one's life trajectory, or rather, destiny trajectory, had already changed, which is why one's name was removed from the Book of Life and Death.
Chen Yang was completely baffled, so he simply stopped paying attention to it.

Instead, he flipped his hand and took out the five Ghost Immortal Thoughts that he had received as a system reward for sending "Zhou Qian" down.

The rewards this time also include +10000 cultivation points and a Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends spell called "Sheng Guang".

Sheng Guang: One can cultivate a protective divine light that protects the body, making it impervious to all magic and warding off all evil. The light shines throughout the body and has endless uses!

Chen Yang now possesses countless spells and the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques.

For example, there are spells such as the Soul-Binding Spell, the Resurrection Spell, the Evil-Suppressing and Exorcising Spell, the Five Elements Fire Spell, the Water Spell, the Mysterious Yin Soul-Capturing and Soul-Slaying Great Spell, the Pure and Subtle Thunder Spell, and many Pure and Subtle Taoist Spells.

He mastered three of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques: Cutting Flow, Controlling Wind, and Generating Light!
In addition, he also practiced the "Day-Wandering Dharma Body"!
There are also magical treasures.

Although he had given away some of the magical treasures, he still possessed the Patrol Banner, the Crimson Sun Mirror, the Netherworld Soul-Suppressing Brush, the Yin General Tiger Talisman, the Northern Emperor's Demon-Subduing Seal, the Soul-Splitting Mysterious Iron Fork, and a City God's Decree that had not yet been "activated".

Strictly speaking, the "Book of Life and Death" can also be considered a magical artifact, but it cannot be used in combat.

"I have a lot of magical spells and magical treasures, but my strength is still lacking."

Chen Yang took out a Ghost Immortal thought to refine, and felt that his divine soul power had grown stronger, but he still had not broken through to the "Ghost Immortal" realm.

soon.

Its daybreak.

Cat Grandpa left early to go to the morning market to buy groceries.

With Cat Lord's power, although he takes the form of a cat, he can easily interfere with other people's thought processes, making everyone who sees him think that he is a person.

Yang Shuai, on the other hand, was taking care of his "painted skin".

Apply cucumber slices, wash, apply oil, and air dry.

Chen Yang went upstairs, washed up, and then took out his phone to browse the news.

These days, news about paranormal events, martial artists, and Taoist cultivators is popping up all over the internet. Some martial artists and Taoist cultivators have even opened video accounts to film their "daily cultivation routines."

Two months ago, if anyone dared to post such a video online, it would be directly reviewed and deleted, their account would be banned, and they might even be summoned for a talk by the Special Administration Bureau.

Chen Yang even came across a video of himself "breaking the Yellow River with his finger".

This video went viral online initially, and many popular livestreamers even analyzed it frame by frame, ultimately concluding that it was produced by AI. Now it has become popular again because of a "martial arts blogger's" commentary during a livestream.

He said that if one cultivates martial arts and Taoist magic to a high level, it is not impossible to cut a river with a single finger!
I've had breakfast.

Chen Yang multitasked, cultivating the "Yellow Springs Refining Spirit Method," comprehending the "Pure Subtle Primordial Descent Great Method," and practicing "Dao Talismans" all at the same time.

They're practicing right now.

Wang Lin has arrived.

"Little Wang is here?"

Yang Shuai greeted them and floated upstairs to continue showing off his "painted skin".

Wang Lin brought a message, claiming that the authorities had approved the parliament's request to release the "truth" on August 1st.

Chen Yang said, "There's been a lot of news about this online lately, so I guessed the authorities were taking some action... What exactly is the procedure? Will they hold a press conference directly or something else?"

"Hold martial arts tournaments and Taoist magic tournaments."

Wang Lin said, "This was proposed by Minister Jiang. He believes that this has two advantages. First, it can showcase the charm of martial arts and Taoist practices through live streaming, which can create a surge of enthusiasm for cultivation."

"Secondly, it can help uncover some hidden masters among the common people!"

Wang Lin licked his lips, his face full of longing: "It's a pity that my strength is too poor, otherwise I would definitely be able to go on stage and spar with various martial arts masters... By the way, Master Chen, would you be interested in having some fun?"

Chen Yang refused outright.

Are you kidding me?
Martial Arts and Taoist Magic Competition?

Wouldn't it be bullying if I went up there?
Sure enough, just two days later, news about the "World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament" and the "World's Number One Taoist Magic Tournament" spread across the internet. Just as netizens were questioning their authenticity, the State General Administration of Sport issued an announcement on its official website and also released two pictures.

A diagram showing the division of martial arts realms.

One of them is a diagram showing the different realms of Taoist cultivation!
The whole nation was in an uproar!

(End of this chapter)